The Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection consists of approximately 7,000 original photographs and 7,000 publications, largely from the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. As a whole, the collection traces the invention of photography, the scientific and technical components of its development, the history of photomechanical printing, vernacular photographic practices, and the medium's role in social and cultural documentation. The digitized portion of the collection focuses exclusively on private photographic albums ranging from cartes-de-visite albums to travel albums.

collection_description

The Ira Wolff Photographic History Collection consists of approximately 7,000 original photographs and 7,000 publications, largely from the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. As a whole, the collection traces the invention of photography, the scientific and technical components of its development, the history of photomechanical printing, vernacular photographic practices, and the medium's role in social and cultural documentation. The digitized portion of the collection focuses exclusively on private photographic albums ranging from cartes-de-visite albums to travel albums.

Collection Description

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Work Type:

cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

work_type

cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Work Type

false

Work Title:

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

work_title

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

Work Title

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Work Agent Name:

Brady's National Portrait Gallery

work_agent_name

Brady's National Portrait Gallery

Work Agent Name

false

Work Agent Name:

E. & H.T Anthony

work_agent_name

E. & H.T Anthony

Work Agent Name

false

Work Date:

1861/1863

work_date

1861/1863

Work Date

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Work Date Type:

creation

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creation

Work Date Type

false

Subject Term:

United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865

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United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865

Subject Term

false

Location Name:

New York

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New York

Location Name

false

Location Name:

New York

location_name

New York

Location Name

false

Repository Location Name:

University of Colorado Boulder Special Collections Department

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University of Colorado Boulder Special Collections Department

Repository Location Name

false

Repository Location Type:

corporate

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corporate

Repository Location Type

false

Work Measurements:

3.25 in. (H) x 2.25 in. (W)

work_measurements

3.25 in. (H) x 2.25 in. (W)

Work Measurements

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Technique:

albumen process

technique

albumen process

Technique

false

Technique Vocab:

aat

technique_vocab

aat

Technique Vocab

false

Inscription Text:

54. Gen. Sherman

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54. Gen. Sherman

Inscription Text

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Inscription Text Type:

text

inscription_text_type

text

Inscription Text Type

false

Inscription Position:

album index

inscription_position

album index

Inscription Position

false

Cultural Context:

American

cultural_context

American

Cultural Context

false

Cultural Context Vocab:

ulan

cultural_context_vocab

ulan

Cultural Context Vocab

false

Work Description:

Published by E. and H.T. Anthony from photographic negative from Brady's National Portrait Gallery

work_description

Published by E. and H.T. Anthony from photographic negative from Brady's National Portrait Gallery